1. Deceiving teachers and prophets; false christs
Many will say that they are the Christ or that they are messengers sent on his behalf. They will speak lies, but they will be able to confuse and deceive many with their words, miracles and signs.
Many will come who, using my name, will say: “I am the Christ”, and will deceive many.
(Matthew 24:5)
…and a large number of false prophets will arise who will deceive many.
(Matthew 24:11)
So if someone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!” or “There he is!” don’t believe it. Because false Christs and false prophets will arise who will perform great signs and miracles to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Notice that I have told you beforehand.
Therefore, if they tell you: “Look, he is in the desert!”, do not go out; or: “Look, he’s in the house!” Don’t believe it.
(Matthew 24:23-26)
Be careful that no one deceives you, Jesus began to warn them. Many will come who, using my name, will say: “I am”, and will deceive many.
(Mark 13:5-6)
Because false Christs and false prophets will arise who will perform signs and miracles to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
(Mark 13:22)
Be careful; don’t be fooled,” Jesus warned them. Many will come who, using my name, will say: “I am”, and: “The time is near”. Do not follow them.
(Luke 21:8)
2. Wars, revolutions and conflicts between nations
There will be a noticeable increase in conflicts and wars between nations or between groups within their own nation.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but try not to be alarmed. That needs to happen, but it won’t be the end yet.
(Matthew 24:6)
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be alarmed. That needs to happen, but it won’t be the end yet. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
(Mark 13:7-8a)
When you hear about wars and revolutions, don’t be scared. That needs to happen first, but the end won’t come right away.
(Luke 21:9)
3. Famine, earthquakes and epidemics
Earthquakes, food shortages, epidemics, natural disasters in general and their consequences will spread throughout the planet.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere.
Matthew 24:7)
There will be earthquakes everywhere; there will also be hunger. This will be just the beginning of the pain.
(Mark 13:8b)
There will be great earthquakes, famines and epidemics everywhere, terrible things and great signs from heaven.
(Luke 21:11)
4. Widespread persecution of Christians
Christians will be the target of everyone’s hatred, irrational persecution against them will grow. Many will be tried and sentenced. Others will lose their lives because they have stood firm without denying their faith in Jesus.
Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and killed, and all the nations will hate you for my name’s sake.
(Matthew 24:9)
But you guys take care. They will hand them over to the courts and flog them in the synagogues. For my sake they will appear before governors and kings to testify before them.
(Mark 13:9)
And when you’re arrested and put on trial, don’t worry ahead of time about what you’re going to say. Only declare what you are given to say at that moment, because it will not be you who will speak, but the Holy Spirit.
(Mark 13:11)
But before all this, they will lay hold of you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and for my name’s sake they will bring you before kings and governors. This way you will have the opportunity to testify before them. But keep in mind that there is no need to prepare a defense in advance, because I myself will give you such eloquence and wisdom to answer that no adversary will be able to resist or contradict you. You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of my name. But not a single hair on your head will be lost. If they stand firm, they will be saved.
(Luke 21:12-19)
5. Great rebellion or apostasy
Many of those who call themselves Christians will abandon the faith because they will not withstand the pressure against them. Others will decide to follow false teachings. There will also be a great rebellion against God and against Jesus, something worldwide.
At that time many will turn away from the faith.
(Matthew 24:10a)
Do not be fooled in any way, because the rebellion against God has to come first.
(2 Thessalonians 2:3a)
The Spirit clearly says that, in the last times, some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful inspirations and diabolical doctrines.
(1 Timothy 4:1)
6. Betrayal and hatred will grow
The same relatives and friends will betray Christians. No one can be trusted.
They will betray each other and hate each other.
(Matthew 24:10b)
Brother will hand over brother to death, and father his son. Children will rebel against their parents and put them to death. Everyone will hate you because of my name, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
(Mark 13:12-13)
You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of my name.
(Luke 21:16-17)
7. Love will decrease
The love of many will grow cold. There will be a lot of suspicion against others. Also many people will lose their love for God because they were not firm in their faith.
There will be so much evil that the love of many will grow cold.
(Matthew 24:12)
8. The gospel will be preached in all nations
The gospel of Christ will be preached to every nation, every ethnic group, and every tribe on earth. God wants everyone to hear his message at least once before the end comes and it will. The gospel will be proclaimed everywhere.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
(Matthew 24:14)
But first the gospel will have to be preached to all nations.
(Mark 13:10)
9. The arrival of the antichrist
A world leader will appear for a time who will appear to be the solution to all problems. He will actually be an evil being with a destructive nature. He will go against God and all Christians, he will profane the temple of God and he will persecute with great cruelty all who oppose him.
So when they see in the holy place “the horrible sacrilege”, of which the prophet Daniel spoke (he who reads, let him understand)…
(Matthew 24:15)
Do not be deceived in any way, because first the rebellion against God has to come and the man of evil, the destroyer by nature, must manifest. He opposes and rises up against everything that bears the name of God or is worshiped, to the point of taking over the temple of God and pretending to be God.
(2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
Then that evil one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy with the splendor of his coming. The wicked will come, by the work of Satan, with all kinds of false miracles, signs and wonders. He will wickedly deceive those who are lost for having refused to love the truth and thus be saved.
(2 Thessalonians 2:8-10)
After this, in my night visions I saw before me a fourth beast, which was extremely hideous and possessed of enormous strength. With its great iron fangs it crushed and devoured its victims, then trampled on the remains. It had ten horns, and was nothing like the other beasts.
As I stared at the horns, I saw another, smaller horn rise up between them. Because of this, three of the first were uprooted. The little horn seemed to have human eyes, and a mouth that uttered insolence.
(Daniel 7:7-8)
The ten horns are ten kings who will come out of this kingdom. Another king will succeed them, different from the previous ones, who will overthrow three kings. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints; he will try to change the festivities and also the laws, and the saints will remain under his power for three and a half years.
(Daniel 7:24-25)
See also Daniel 8.
10. Great distress, war and conflict in Israel
A period of war and great hatred and oppression against Israel. Also many will die there because of different types of disasters, there will be great suffering and destruction.
Now when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that your desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country do not enter the city. That will be the time of judgment when everything that is written will be fulfilled. Woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days! For there will be great affliction in the land, and punishment against this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be led captive to all nations. The Gentiles will trample down Jerusalem, until the times appointed for them are fulfilled.
(Luke 21:20-24)
See also Daniel 9.
11. Signs in the sky
Plenty of eclipses, meteors and darkness. In the sky strange things will happen and difficult to explain.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, “the sun will be darkened, and the moon will shine no more; the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.”
(Matthew 24:29)
But in those days, after that tribulation, “the sun will be darkened and the moon will shine no more; the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken”
(Mark 13:24-25)
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On earth, the nations will be distressed and perplexed by the roaring and churning of the sea.
(Luke 21:25)
12. The mockery of non-believers
Many unbelievers will mock Christians and their hope in Jesus as years go by and Jesus does not return.
First of all, they should know that in the last days mocking people will come who, following their evil desires, will jeer: “What about that promise of his coming? Our parents died, and nothing has changed since the beginning of creation.
(2 Peter 3:3-4)
13. General Perversity
Lack of respect towards others and lack of compassion will be noticed. Evil will be the norm, people will not feel remorse for causing harm to others.
Now, keep in mind that in the last days difficult times will come. People will be full of selfishness and greed; they will be boastful, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, ungodly, insensitive, unforgiving, slanderers, libertines, ruthless, enemies of all that is good, treacherous, impetuous, vain, and more friends of pleasure than of God. They will appear to be godly, but their conduct will belie the power of godliness. Don’t mess with those people!
(2 Timothy 3:1-5)
14. A time of great tribulation
There will be great suffering throughout the earth, something never experienced before. Daniel 9:25-27 speaks of a 7 year tribulation period and the last 3 1/2 years are known as the great tribulation.
For there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until…